Article IV - Violations Of Provisions Of Financial Responsibility Act - Illinois Statutes

      (625 ILCS 5/Ch. 7 Art. IV heading)ARTICLE IV. VIOLATIONS OF PROVISIONS OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT

(625 ILCS 5/7‑401) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 7‑401)     Sec. 7‑401. Transfer of registration to defeat purposes of act prohibited.     (a) If an owner's registration has been suspended hereunder, such registration shall not be transferred nor the vehicle in respect to which such registration was issued be registered in any other name until the Secretary of State is satisfied that such transfer of registration is proposed in good faith and not for the purpose or with the effect of defeating the purposes of this act.     (b) Nothing in this section shall in any wise affect the rights of any conditional vendor, chattel mortgagee or lessor of such a vehicle registered in the name of another as owner who becomes subject to the provisions of this act.     (c) The Secretary of State shall suspend the registration of any vehicle transferred in violation of the provisions of this section. (Source: P.A. 76‑1586.)

(625 ILCS 5/7‑402) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 7‑402)     Sec. 7‑402. Surrender of license to drive and registration. Except as otherwise provided in this Code or Article V of the Supreme Court Rules, any person whose license to drive has been suspended shall immediately return to the Secretary of State any driver's license, instruction permit, restricted driving permit or other evidence of driving privileges held by such person. Any driving authorization document issued under Section 6‑206.1 or 11‑501.1 of this Code shall be returned to the issuing court for proper processing. Any person whose vehicle registration has been suspended shall, upon the request of the Secretary, immediately return to the Secretary any license plates or other evidences of registration held by such person.     The Secretary is authorized to take possession of any license to drive, registration certificate, registration sticker or license plates upon the suspension thereof under the provisions of this Code or to direct any law enforcement officer to take possession thereof and to return the same to the Secretary.     Any person willfully failing to comply with this Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in Section 9‑110 of this Code. (Source: P.A. 91‑357, eff. 7‑29‑99.)

(625 ILCS 5/7‑403) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 7‑403)     Sec. 7‑403. Forged Proof.     Any person who shall forge, or, without authority, sign any evidence of proof of financial responsibility for the future, or who files or offers for filing any such evidence of proof knowing or having reason to believe that it is forged or signed without authority, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (Source: P. A. 77‑2720.)